Chinese doctor stabbed to death after row with patient’s husband
Man detained at scene on suspicion of murdering medic after his wife had complained of discomfort following a physical examination
A doctor was stabbed to death at a hospital in eastern China on Thursday following an argument with the husband of a patient.
Zhao Xinbing, a 50-year-old doctor and director of the outpatient clinic and gastroscopy centre at Jing County Hospital in Anhui province, was stabbed in the heart, according to a statement by the hospital published on social media platform WeChat.
The confrontation started after the woman complained of discomfort following a physical examination, police said.
The suspect, surnamed Wei, was arrested at the scene and detained while the investigation continued, the local police said on their Weibo account.
Wei, who was accused of carrying a flick knife with him, accompanied his wife, surnamed Cao, to the hospital’s gastroscopy centre for an examination on Thursday afternoon.